Space from Dutch astronaut Andre Keepers

Andre Coopers is a therapist and ESA astronaut. He is the second Dutchman to fly into space and the first Dutch astronaut ever to return to space. Keepers shared with Internet users more than three hundred images from space. From the Northern Lights to the Milky Way — amazing pictures of our planet. Enjoy it!

Southern Lights between Antarctica and Australia. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The coast of Antarctica. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Denmark, Norway and Sweden at night. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

A crater in Mauritania (Sahara). (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The Milky Way galaxy. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The sun is reflected from the Brazilian river. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Traces of the sands of the Sahara in the Atlantic Ocean. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Active volcano Etna. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Atmospheric radiance. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Powell Reservoir, Monument Valley, Las Vegas and the canyons. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Europe at night. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The International Space Station against the background of stars. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The mouth of the Amazon. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The ISS is above the Earth. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

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A flash of lightning over West Africa. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

The aurora borealis. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Sunlight at the surface of the Earth. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)

Lovejoy's comet. (André Kuipers/ESA/NASA)